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1Most businesses spend years chasing organic growth. Why do you believe acquisitions can be a far faster and often safer route to scaling?
2You've raised more than £120 million and completed 33 acquisitions. What separates founders who successfully scale from those who stay stuck?
3You often talk about finance being one of the three legs of a successful business. Why do so many entrepreneurs underestimate its strategic importance?
4What's the biggest financial mistake you repeatedly see founders make once their business starts growing quickly?
5Your FACE methodology—Fund, Acquire, Consolidate, Exit—has helped businesses scale dramatically. Can you walk us through how that framework works in practice?
6A single question from an audience member led you to investigate funding for female founders. What shocked you most when you uncovered the data?
7Why do you believe the venture capital industry still struggles to fund female founders fairly, and what needs to change?
8After decades of leading high-growth businesses, you've decided to step back from the CEO role and become Chairman. What prompted that decision, and what have you learned about letting go?
9You've experienced huge business successes, financial setbacks, and personal loss throughout your career. How have those experiences shaped the leader you are today?
10If an entrepreneur listening today wants to build a business that's genuinely valuable—not just bigger—what are the first three things they should focus on?